Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

क्षमस्व देवदेवेश कुर्वस्माकमनुग्रहम् । अस्मिंल्लिंगे लयं गच्छ मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञके । त्रिकालं देवदेवेश ग्राह्या ह्यत्र कला त्वया

Transliteration

kṣamasva devadeveśa kurvasmākamanugraham | asmiṃlliṃge layaṃ gaccha mūlacaṇḍīśasaṃjñake | trikālaṃ devadeveśa grāhyā hyatra kalā tvayā

Translation

„Vergib uns, o Herr der Götter; erweise uns deine Gnade. Geh ein in diesen Liṅga, der Mūlacaṇḍīśa heißt, und verweile darin in Auflösung und Einssein. O Herr der Götter, möge dein göttlicher Anteil hier zu den drei Tageszeiten empfangen werden.“

Word by Word

• kṣamasva: forgive
• kṣamasva: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• deva-deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deva-deveśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānām īśaḥ)

• kuru: do, grant
• kuru: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asmākam: of us, for us
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• anugraham: favor, grace
• anugraham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• liṅge: in the liṅga
• liṅge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• layam: dissolution, absorption
• layam: Karman (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• gaccha: go, enter
• gaccha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñake: in (that) named ‘Mūlacaṇḍīśa’
• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñake: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + caṇḍīśa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (mūlacaṇḍīśa iti saṃjñā yasya)

• tri-kālam: thrice daily / at the three times
• tri-kālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: ‘at the three times’)

• deva-deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deva-deveśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• grāhyā: to be accepted
• grāhyā: Kriyā (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grāhya (प्रातिपदिक) < √grah (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be accepted/taken’)

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• kalā: portion, power/phase (kalā)
• kalā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent in passive/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Munis (sages) addressing Śiva/Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Devadeveśa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages beseech Śiva to abide in the newly named liṅga Mūlacaṇḍīśa; the liṅga glows subtly as if receiving presence. The day is shown in three vignettes—dawn, noon, dusk—signifying trikāla reception of divine kalā.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deva-deveśa)
• Mūlacaṇḍīśa Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repentance and seeking forgiveness culminate in establishing or invoking Śiva’s presence for continual worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra, specifically the liṅga named Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla observance—worship/recognition of Śiva’s kalā (presence) morning, noon, and evening at this liṅga.